A 34-year-old man was found dead outside a vacant residence due to gunshot wounds on Ray Drive in Meansville early Wednesday morning when sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 call made at 5:47 a.m. A 33-year-old male with multiple gunshot wounds was located in his home on Ray Drive and he was life flighted to an area hospital.

Sheriff Jimmy Thomas said he does not believe the gunman is in Pike County, but the GBI, sheriff's office, Zebulon Police Department, District Attorney's office and coroner's office are all working together on the case.